KSTP-TV's Davis will retire in May

After nearly four decades with KSTP-TV, reporter Jason Davis has decided to retire. Davis is best known for his "On the Road" segments that have led him around the globe including the North Pole, the Middle East, Africa -- and every corner of Minnesota. Davis announced his retirement Monday.

"I've been here for 37 and a half years, and it's just time," said Davis, who is 74. "It's time to enter another phase in my life, which I want to do in good health. At my age, if I wait too much longer something's going to happen. You don't last forever. And you don't want to end up spending your retirement visiting hospitals."

The London-born Davis, who started his broadcasting career in Australia more than 40 years ago, has received the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' prestigious Silver Circle award, won multiple regional Emmys and is a member of Minnesota's Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame.

When he retires, Davis says he plans to spend more time with his four children and eight grandchildren, travel with his wife and possibly take up golf. His last day at KSTP will be May 30.